[HECnet] DECnet-RT?

[Zane Healy]

IIRC, it’s only Phase II, I know it doesn’t support Ethernet.  More importantly I’ve been searching for a copy for over 20 years, and have yet to have any success.  I’ve heard rumors of a couple people that might have it, but nothing has ever turned up.  I also wonder if it will work on RT-11 V5.7.

The TCP/IP package for RT-11 works very well.

Zane





> On Mar 26, 2020, at 4:20 PM, William Pechter <pechter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> As far as I know DECnet RT was serial port only...  I don't think they ever upgraded it.  I used it with DEC's Easynet by dialing in at 2400 baud to a VAX/VMS 11/750 and the fact is -- performance made me switch to just using Kermit.  I did leave DEC in '86 so it might have changed.
> 
> On 3/26/20 7:15 PM, Robert Armstrong wrote:
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>>   Still looking for things to do at home here, so I’ve set up another PDP-11 with RT11 this time.  I have v5.7 up and running just fine, but I’d really like to network it and I can’t find a copy of DECnet-RT anywhere.  Can someone send me a pointer?
>> 
>>   BTW, was DECnet-RT ever upgraded to Phase IV or did it stop with III?
>> 
>>   Yes, I know there’s a TCP/IP for RT11.  I might actually end up using that instead, but I’d prefer to have it on HECnet if I can.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
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